Author Archives: Suzanne Ahlersmeyer
Qualtrics Offers New Features for Mobile Compatibility Checker, Multi-Click Heat Maps, Goals Lines for Graphs and More…
Qualtrics recently added a series of features that you will see listed as you log into Qualtrics, along with links to instructions and tutorials. To review a few of those features, let’s start with the Mobile Compatibility Checker. This checker allows you to optimize your survey to be viewed and taken on mobile devices. Mobile [...]
Creating a Complete/Incomplete assignment option in Blackboard Learn
Instructors sometimes ask, ”How can I create an assignment in Blackboard Learn that isn’t graded?” It is possible to create a check mark in your Grade Center indicating a task is completed without assigning a grade value. The trick is setting that part up after you have created the assignment. To have an entry that [...]
Blackboard Learn Workshops for June 2012
Hands-on workshops will be offered for Blackboard Learn during the month of June 2012. Faculty and teaching support staff who would like to build a new course in Learn or move content from Blackboard Vista into Learn will find the content and resources useful. The workshops include an introductory session, as well as topics on [...]
Blackboard Learn Provides Enhanced Group Functions
Group functions within Blackboard Learn now allow for collaboration between students using blogs, file exchange, discussion board, journals, tasks, and Wikis. Students within a group can participate in real-time lessons and problem solving exercises. Groups may be set up manually, randomly automatic and by self-enrollment. Any number of groups or students to a group may [...]
Blackboard Learn Improves the User Interface
Blackboard Learn allows greater ease of use through new features that give more flexibility to instructors. The Edit Mode button allows you to change the view of content on the screen and see how the student will view the page. This replaces the previous Student view tab in Blackboard Vista. In addition, in place of [...]
Three Kinds of “Deleted Student” in Blackboard Learn
In Blackboard Learn there are three kinds of deleted students. This is not handled the same way it was in Vista. _ “Unenroll” – this deletes the student completely, including all the student’s work. Not recommended, as there is no record of the student in the class. – “Make Inactive”-This is something the instructor can [...]
Blackboard users group meets Jan. 31 to hear about Learn 9.1 features
The cross-campus Blackboard Users Group will meet from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Users may attend in person or connect online via Adobe Connect. Users of Blackboard or other teaching and learning technology tools are invited to join this community to share strategies, tips and techniques. The focus of this semester’s meetings will begin [...]
Blackboard Materials are Subject to Copyright Laws
Based on recent conversations with the University Copyright Office, it is good to remember that materials posted on Blackboard are subject to U.S. Copyright Law. Under the fair use and TEACH exceptions to the copyright law, materials can be posted to Blackboard but are subject to certain requirements. Protected works should only be posted for [...]
New Clickers Are Available!
“iClickers” is the new clicker system on campus. iClickers allow you to easily select content from slides or web pages to gather feedback from students in the class and promote discussion. They are also used to conduct quizes. The current clickers allow for alphanumeric answers, multi-multiple choice answers and short answers. Local bookstores will have [...]
Clicker Powerlink Enabled in Blackboard
There is now a Powerlink in Blackboard for the new clickers, i>Clickers. The link can be found under the “Build” tab, then “Course Content” and in the “Add Content Link” options.